Allacrotelsa kraepelini

Allacrotelsa kraepelini · Order: Zygentoma · Family: Lepismatidae

No source yet on danger. We have no source yet on whether it bites, stings or damages anything.

How to recognize it

Allacrotelsa kraepelini belongs to the silverfish family Lepismatidae.

It is a silverfish, a small, elongated, wing-less insect.

Silverfish, including this species, are sometimes considered household pests.

There is no information indicating that it bites or stings people.

Control methods for this silverfish are being studied, similar to those for other Lepismatidae.

This species lives in the typical habitats of silverfish.

It feeds like other silverfish, consuming starchy and organic debris.

Its life cycle follows the usual silverfish pattern of egg, nymph, and adult stages.

Adults can be encountered throughout the year, as with most silverfish.

Allacrotelsa kraepelini is found within the range of the Lepismatidae family.

It may be confused with other common silverfish species.

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